E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing

ISSUE No. 90, February 1, 1996


      E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
                 ISSUE No. 90,  February 1, 1996

E-mail:    eletter-request@win.tue.nl

Editors:   Anton A. Stoorvogel
           Dept. of Mathematics & Computing Science
           Eindhoven University of Technology
           P.O. Box 513
           5600 MB Eindhoven
           the Netherlands
           Fax     +31 40 246 5995

           Siep Weiland
           Dept. of Electrical Engineering
           Eindhoven University of Technology
           P.O. Box 513
           5600 MB Eindhoven
           the Netherlands
           Fax     +31 40 243 4582


Contents

1.      Editorial

2.      Personals

3.      General announcements
        3.1  Microrobot World Cup Soccer Tournament !
        3.2  Contents direct service Elsevier
        3.3  Last call for nominations for 1996 Reid prize
        3.4  First version CAREX available
        3.5  Modern industrial control course, Perth
        3.6  Spring School on Adaptive and Predictive Control, Oxford
        3.7  SCAD update

4.      Positions
        4.1  Position, Cleveland State University
        4.2  Several positions Center for Research in S. Comp., NC State
        Univ.
        4.3  Tenurable lecturer position, Murdoch University
        4.4  Postdoc and System Eng. position CSEM, Switzerland
        4.5  Research chair in real-time signal proc., Univ. of New Brunswick
        4.6  Graduate student positions flight mechanics & control, Stockholm

5.      Books
        5.1 `Discrete Event System Theory: an introduction' - Tornambe
        5.2 `Robust Control of Infinite Dimensional Systems: Frequency Domain
             Methods' -  Foias, Ozbay, Tannenbaum
        5.3 `Artificial Neural Networks for Modeling and Control of Non-
             Linear Systems' - Suykens, Vandewalle, De Moor.
        5.4 `Intelligent Control of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems Using
             Multilayer Neural Networks' - Sarangapani

6.      Journals
        6.1  TOC IEEE Transactions on AC, vol. 41:2
        6.2  TOC Automatica, vol. 32:2
        6.3  TOC J.Dynamical Systems Measurement and Control, vol. 118:1
        6.4  TOC SIAM J. Optimization, vol. 6:1
        6.5  CFP Applied Mathematics and Computing Science
        6.6  CFP Special issue IJRNC Controller Reduction and System Approx.

7.      Conferences
        7.1  ITS'96 Workshops


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Contributed by: Yash Shrivastava (yash@ee.su.oz.au)

                          CHANGE OF ADDRESS

Please note that I have moved to Sydney.

Previous address                  New Address
Dr. Yash Shrivastava              Dr. Yash Shrivastava
C.I.C.S.                          Dept. of Elec. Eng.
Dept. of Elec. Eng.               Building J13
University of Newcastle           University of Sydney
Callaghan, NSW 2308               NSW 2006
Australia                         Australia
Ph: Intl + 61 49 217023           Ph: Intl + 61 2 3512819
Fax: Intl + 61 49 216993          Fax: Intl + 61 2 3513847
e-mail: yash@ee.newcastle.edu.au  e-mail: yash@ee.su.oz.au

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Contributed by: Ljiljana Trajkovic 

                          CHANGE OF ADDRESS

I have recently started my sabbatical as an NSF Visiting Professor
at the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
at UC Berkeley. I will be on leave of absence from Bell Communications
Research until January 1, 1997.

New address:

University of California, Berkeley
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
231 Cory Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-1770
Tel: (510) 643-8351
FAX: (510) 642-2739
E-mail: ljilja@eecs.berkeley.edu
WWW: http://diva.eecs.berkeley.edu/~ljilja

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Contributed by:  Yishao Zhou (yishao@matematik.su.se)

                          CHANGE OF ADDRESS

My new address is:

Department of Mathematics
Stockholm University
S-106 91 Stockholm
Sweden

Phone: +46 8 16 45 29 (voice)
       +46 8 612 67 17 (fax)

E-mail: yishao@matematik.su.se


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Contributed by: Prof. Jong-Hwan Kim (johkim@vivaldi.kaist.ac.kr )

                Second Call for Participation

            Micro-Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament

                      November 9,10 1996
                         KAIST, Korea

General Chair:
   Duk Yong Yoon (President, KAIST)
General Vice-Chair:
   Young-Se Kwon (Dean, School of Information and Electronics Eng., KAIST)
Advisory Committee Chair:
   Zeungnam Bien (Director, CIET, KAIST)
   Kyu-Ho Park (Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering, KAIST)


Co-sponsored by : Hyundai Electronics Industry Co. Ltd;
                  LG Electronics Co. Ltd.;
                  Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.;
                  The Korea Football Association;
                  The Bidding Committee for 2002 World Cup in Korea.
                  Institute for Advanced Engineering;
                  LG Industrial Systems Co. Ltd.
                  Sports Seoul Newspaper;

The Micro-Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament will be held at KAIST (Korea
Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Taejon, Korea on November
9-10,
1996. The purpose of this tournament is to promote the development of small,
autonomous robots and intelligent systems that can cooperate with each other
and thereby contribute to the enhancement of this field.

In the tournament, five robots, each sized 7.5 cm x  7.5 cm x 7.5 cm, will
make up a single team. The team that scores the most points will win the
tournament. The team with the best techniques, ideas, or algorithms will
also be awarded a special evaluation if there is a tie. The playground is
rectangular with its length 130 cm, its width 90 cm. There is a 15 cm wall
around the playground.  An orange golf ball shall be used as the ball. The
duration of the game shall be two equal periods of 5 minutes with a 5-minute
half time interval. The game rules are similar to those of the FIFA. They
include rules pertaining to fouls, free-kicks, penalty-kicks, etc. For
further
details, please refer to:
                   http://vivaldi.kaist.ac.kr/.

The tournament winner will be awarded the Hanminjok Cup (Hanminjok means
`great people' in Korean). The other prizes to be awarded include monetary
amounts to the first, second, and third place winners. Travel and living
expenses shall be provided for two people per each team. There are no
restrictions on the qualifications of the participants.

The first day of the conference (November 9, 1996) will consist of a one-day
workshop during which participants are encouraged to submit and present
papers
on their robots and schemes at the poster session. This will allow
information
and technology sharing. Those with research interests in the fields of multi-
agent cooperation, artificial life and robotics, micro-robots, intelligent
control, etc. are also requested to submit a paper for the workshop. The
actual game will be played during the next day, November 10, 1996.

Those who would like to participate in this tournament, please contact
Professor Jong-Hwan Kim by April 30, 1996.

Contest Site: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
              Taejon, Korea

All correspondences and applications should be addressed to:

            Prof. Jong-Hwan Kim,
            Organizing Committee Chair,
            Dept. of Electrical  Engineering, KAIST,
            373-1 Kusung-dong Yusung-gu,
            Taejon, 305-701, Korea
            Phone: +82-42-869-3448, 5448, 8048
            Facsimile: +82-42-869-3410
            e-mail: johkim@vivaldi.kaist.ac.kr

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Contributed by: Anne Mason 

               - CONTENTSDIRECT-
             ***Pre-publication***

This is a new, free alerting service to be offered by Elsevier Science.
ContentsDIrect provides the contents page of every issue of a particular
journal 2-4 weeks prior to publication. These contents pages are sent via
e-mail directly to the user's pc. This service is already available for
Automatica and the other IFAC and IFAC affiliated journals including:
Control Engineering Practice, Engineering Applications of AI and the
Journal of Process Control. In addition, there are a large number of other
engineering journals available and the list will be expanding during 1996.
If you are interested in subscribing to this FREE service then please send
the following information to this e-mail address: a.mason@elsevier.co.uk

Full name and Job Function
University/Institution/Company
Department
Address and Post Code
COUNTRY
Full e-mail address
- - the title to which you wish to subscribe

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Contributed by: blackmore@siam.org

            Last Call for Nominations for 1996 Reid Prize


                     Second Reid Prize To Be Awarded
                  at SIAM Annual Meeting in Kansas City

                        LAST CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

                 DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JANUARY 31, 1996


     SIAM is soliciting nominations for the 1996 W.T. and Idalia Reid
     Prize in Mathematics.  The prize, established in memory of
     long-time University of Oklahoma mathematics professor W.T. Reid,
     who died in 1977, recognizes outstanding work in the areas of
     differential equations and control theory.  The recipient will be
     asked to present a lecture at the 1996 SIAM Annual Meeting in
     Kansas City, where the prize will be awarded.

     The prize was awarded for the first time in 1994 to Wendell
     Fleming of Brown University, who was cited for his pioneering
     research in geometric measure theory, the calculus of variations,
     differential games, and stochastic control and filtering, as well
     as for his generous nurturing of generations of applied
     mathematicians and his loyal service to the mathematical sciences
     community.

     Letters of nominations for the prize should be sent to Reid
     Prize, SIAM, 3600 University City Science Center, Philadelphia,
     PA  19104-2688; fax: (215) 386-7999.  Additional information can
     be obtained from Donna Blackmore at (215) 382-9800 or
     blackmore@siam.org.

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Contributed by: Peter Benner  (benner@mathematik.tu-chemnitz.de)

        FIRST VERSION OF CAREX AVAILABLE

CAREX is a collection of benchmark examples for the numerical solution
of continuous-time algebraic Riccati equations (CARE) of the form

                     T
        0  =  Q  +  A  X  + X A  -  X G X

where A, G, Q, X are n-by-n matrices and X is the desired solution
matrix.  The symmetric matrices G and Q can be given in factored form
as they often occur in control theory, i.e.,

             T                 T  -1
        Q = C  Q0 C,    G = B R  B  .

This collection may serve for testing purposes in the construction of
new numerical methods, but may also be used as a reference set for the
comparison of methods.

The examples can be generated via a Fortran 77 subroutine or a MATLAB
function.  A postscript version of a preprint describing the benchmark
collection as well as the software is available by anonymous FTP at

  ftp.tu-chemnitz.de

from the directory

  /pub/Local/mathematik/Benner

The (compressed) files are

  blm1.ps.Z
  carex_f.tar.Z
  carex_m.tar.Z

Here, blm1.ps.Z  is a compressed postscript version of the
abovementioned preprint and the tar files carex_f.tar, carex_m.tar,
respectively, contain directories with the subroutines, functions,
and data files necessary to generate the benchmark examples.  Both
directories also contain introductory README files.

The MATLAB codes are also available via anonymous ftp from the
MathWorks ftp site (ftp.mathworks.com).  The M-files, data files, and
the README file are located in

        pub/contrib/control/carex

The Fortran 77 codes are available via anonymous ftp from Netlib
(e.g., netlib.att.com, elib.zib-berlin.de).  The file carex_f.tar.gz
can be found in the directory

        netlib/control

Since this is an on-going project, we will greatly appreciate further
contributions of examples concerning the abovementioned CARE as well
as discrete-time and generalized AREs.

Authors: P. Benner, A.J. Laub, V. Mehrmann

If you have any comments, suggestions, or if further information is
required, please send an e-mail message to

        benner@mathematik.tu-chemnitz.de

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Contributed by:  Lisa Crisafulli

                     MODERN INDUSTRIAL CONTROL COURSE
                              PERTH, AUSTRALIA
                             25 - 29 March 1996

Professor Graham Goodwin of the Centre for Industrial Control Science and
Dr Sam Crisafulli from CICS Automation will conduct a week long course
presenting modern control strategies in an industrial context. The course
is aimed at engineers and control practitioners providing practical
knowledge and tools for design, analysis and implementation of both
conventional and advanced control strategies.  It would also be beneficial
to academics or research students in gaining exposure to how modern control
theory can be effectively applied to practical problems.  The course
features a problem based learning format where the material is motivated by
and applied to real world problems, and then followed up by hands-on
laboratory sessions.

FIVE MODULES INCLUDING HANDS-ON LABORATORY SESSIONS:
Review of Conventional Control
Introduction to Model Based Control
Advanced Model Based Control
Soft Sensing and Adaptive Control
Fuzzy Logic Control

For more detailed information and registration forms contact:
Lisa Crisafulli,
CICS AUTOMATION, LIC. PO BOX 1  Callaghan  NSW  2308,  Australia
Ph:Int + 61 49 217126   Fax:Int + 61 49 601712
email:lisac@ee.newcastle.edu.au

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Contributed by: Alexander Kuznetsov 


                          Announcement
                   about the spring school on:
                 ADAPTIVE AND PREDICTIVE CONTROL

                    Oxford, 21-22 March 1996


Participants:
 Addressed to the participants of PREDCON Copernicus Project  and  European
 Human Capital and Mobility network "Nonlinear and adaptive control";
 Open to other participants, academicians and graduate students

Documentation:
 Proceedings will be distributed.

Registration fee:
 FREE for PREDCON and "Nonlinear and adaptive control" participants;
 70 GB pounds for others, including lunches, refreshments, preprints and
 the conference dinner

Venue:
 Department of Engineering Science, Oxford University, United Kingdom

Acknowledgements:
 The school is organised within the framework of the projects "Adaptive and
 predictive control with physical constraints" (PREDCON) and "Nonlinear and
 adaptive control: Towards a design methodology for physical systems" funded
 by the Commission of the European Communities (grants CP941174 and
 ERB4050PL930138).


                           LECTURES

1. Recent advances in predictive control (D.W.Clarke - Oxford University, UK)
2. Possible approaches of enhancing robustness of predictive controllers
   with terminal constraints (R.Scattolini - Universita di Pavia, Italy)
3. Multiple model generalised predictive control (C.-M.Chow, A.G.Kuznetsov,
   D.W.Clarke - Oxford University, UK)
4. Spline-based predictive control:  Introduction (B.Rohal-Ilkiv, P.Zelinka
   -Slovak Technical University, Bratislava, Slovakia)
5. Spline-based   predictive  control:  Practical  experiments  (P.Zelinka,
   B.Rohal-Ilkiv, B.Bencurik, V.Holicka - Slovak Technical University,
   Bratislava, Slovakia)
6. Interactive algorithms for multiobjective controller design (A.S.Rykov -
   Moscow Institute for Steel & Alloys, Russia)
7. Adaptive system design challenges (M.Karny - Institute of Information
   Theory & Automation, Prague, Czech Republic)
8. CAE for adaptive controllers (J.Bohm, P.Nedoma - Institute of
   Information Theory & Automation, Prague, Czech Republic)
9. Achieving an identifiable parametrization for direct adaptive control of
   multivariable plants  (Y.Mutoh, R.Ortega - Universite de Technologie de
   Compiegne, France)
10.Use of adaptive control in friction compensation: theory and
   experiments (C.Canudas de Wit - Laboratoire d'Automatique de Grenoble,
   France)
11.Radial Basis-like neural networks for identification and control of
   discrete-time  nonlinear  processes. Learning laws (J.Pico - Universidad
   Politecnica de Valencia, Spain)
12.An optimal boundary control of a distributed parameter system with
   experimental verification (T.Hruz, B.Rohal-Ilkiv - Slovak Technical
   University, Bratislava, Slovakia)

Registration, abstracts of the lectures and other additional information at:

FTP server (via anonymous FTP)
ftp://ftp.eng.ox.ac.uk/pub/GPC/school.txt

or from:

Dr Alexander Kuznetsov
Dept. of Engineering Science
Oxford University
Parks Road
Oxford OX1 3PJ
United Kingdom

Tel: +44-1865-283261,
Fax: +44-1865-273906,
E-mail: alexander.kuznetsov@eng.ox.ac.uk

The deadline for registration is the 1st March.

                 E-mail communication should be preferred

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Contributed by:  Raimund J. Ober 
                Xu Huang 

              UPDATE ON SCAD DATABASE -- January 1996


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                 gopher:          gopher.utdallas.edu
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New contents:
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Eletters: Number 89
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Hardware:
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   CICS Automation, UNAC, a rapid prototyping system for advanced control.

Systems and Control Groups worldwide:
====================================
   Technical University of Denmark
         Control at DTU
   University of New Brunswick, Fredericton NB
         IRCIAC, Industrial Research Chairs in Instrumentation & Control.
   University of Bochum
         Index to German Control Sites.

SCAD ADDRESS LIST:
==================

   Recently we have started an address list for systems
   and control people.

   About 550 people have added their addresses to the list.

   To register your, simply:
      - go to SCAD using the web
      - go to the ADDRESS LIST link
      - click: add your address
      - fill in the form.

   You can check out addresses by using the search facility or
   by scanning through the full list.

   !!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE, Add your Address to the SCAD ADDRESS LIST !!!!!!!!!!!

How to access scad:
===================
 1.) Using gopher:
   Type
      gopher -p 1/research/scad gopher.utdallas.edu
   or
      gopher gopher.utdallas.edu
   Select `UT-Dallas Research' and then `Systems and Control Archive at
   Dallas'
 2.) Using ftp:
      ftp ftp.utdallas.edu
   Then cd /pub/scad
 3.) Using Worldwide Web:
      URL: http://scad.utdallas.edu/scad/

 More detailed instructions can be obtained by sending an email to
      scad@utdallas.edu
 After accessing SCAD you can find a README file which contains
 more information about SCAD.



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Contributed by: Dr. F. Eugenio Villaseca
                Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
                Cleveland State University

                ANNOUNCEMENT

Cleveland State University invites applications and nominations for an
individual with high energy, vision and creative leadership abilities
for Dean of the Fenn College of Engineering. The Dean provides academic
and administrative leadership for the College for ongoing programs and
resources, new program initiatives and building relationships with the
community, industry and other units of the University. The chosen
candidate will possess a record of innovative leadership in a multi-
cultural academic institution with an appreciation for the mision of a
public urban University. The Dean reports to the Provost and Senior
Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs.

The successful candidate will have a distinguished record of performance
in teaching, research and service, possess an earned doctorate and
qualify for the rank of Professor in one of the College's academic
Departments. Further, the successful candidate must possess strong
administrative and entrepreneurial skills, demonstrate successful
experience in fund-raising and development activities, and have a clear
understanding of engineering education in a global environment.

Cleveland State University is a large, public comprehensive urban
University serving Cleveland and the Northeast Ohio region and
enrolling approximately 16,000 students in six academic Colleges and a
Graduate College. The University also houses Cleveland's Advanced
Manufacturing Center. The College of Engineering is fully accredited
by ABET. It offers doctoral, Master's and bachelor's degrees in five
disciplinary areas and a Bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology.
The College has played a leadership role in establishing articulation
agreements with area community Colleges and close working relationships
with area industry. The College has approximately 60 faculty and 1,100
students.

The Cleveland metropolitan area approximates 2 million people and
features a thriving business community, including 21 Fortune 500
corporations, a growing "high tech" manufacturing sector, and a strong
infrastructure in support of regional economic development. The Greater
Cleveland area offers an outstanding quality of life, combining the
cultural and other amenities of a large city with a wide choice of
attractive communities in which to live.

Applicants are encouraged to send a letter of application and a current
resume, and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of 5 references
(who will not be contacted without prior permission of the applicant).
Applications and nominations should be sent to:

                Engineering Dean Search Advisory Committee
              Office of the Provost and Senior Vice Prsident
                            Rhodes Tower 1209
                        Cleveland State University
                          Cleveland, Ohio 44115

The Search Advisory Committee will begin to review nominations and
applications February 15, 1996. The position will remain open until it
has been filled. The salary and starting date for this position are
negotiable.

Cleveland State University is an equal opportunity affirmative action
employer. Women, persons with handicaps and members of minority groups
are encouraged to apply.

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Contributed by: Lisa Becker
                Center for Research in Scientific Computation

The Department of Mathematics at N.C. State University expects to make
several
tenure-track faculty appointments in applied mathematics. Strong preference
will be given to candidates who clearly demonstrate the ability and potential
to contribute to the Industrial Applied Mathematics Program described below.
The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor or above, and will
start on or after July 1, 1996. The applicant must have substantial
experience
beyond the Ph.D. (i.e., tangible records of significant research
contributions
and outstanding teaching), as well as evidence of strong interests in inter-
disciplinary research.

The Department has an outstanding group of applied mathematicians in the
areas
of control and optimization, numerical analysis, ordinary and partial
differential equations, and probability and stochastic processes, and the
successful applicant will be expected to interact with members of this
applied
mathematics group.

The successful applicant will become a member of the Center for Research in
Scientific Computation (CRSC), which facilitates interaction between the
faculty in the Mathematics Department and other departments, research
institutions, and industry.  The CRSC and the Mathematics Department have a
jointly sponsored Industrial Applied Mathematics Program (IAMP) which is a
formal university/industrial research project program. This program provides
substantive non-academic research-related experiences for graduate student,
postdoctoral, and faculty participants while contributing to the research
efforts of industrial participants. These experiences, involving year-long
participation in an industrial, government lab or agency or other nonacademic
research project, facilitates the development of participants' ability to
communicate and interact with scientists who are not traditional mathemati-
cians but who have an interest in quantitative aspects of science and
engineering.  The program currently has more than 15 graduate students, 5
postdocs, 9 faculty, and 10 industry/government lab group participants with
activities on 15 projects.

Applicants should send a vita and have three letters of recommendation sent
to

       Professor H.T. Banks,
       Director, Center for Research in Scientific Computation,
       Box 8205, N.C. State University,
       Raleigh, NC 27695-8205.
       Phone (919) 515-5289.
       E-mail: lmbecker@eos.ncsu.edu.

On March 1, 1996, selection will begin and continue until the positions are
filled.

N.C. State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
In its commitment to diversity and equity, NCSU seeks applications from
women,
minorities, and the disabled.

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North Carolina State University
Center for Research in Scientific Computation

The Center for Research in Scientific Computation at N.C. State University
expects to make several post-doctoral appointments beginning in the summer
or fall, 1996 (availability of the positions is contingent upon funding).
The appointments will be in the area of applied mathematics and scientific
computation.  The research interests of the Center include mathematical
modeling, analysis and control of partial differential equations, numerical
optimization, computational fluids and flow control, numerical methods for
transport in porous media, stochastic partial differential equations, high-
performance computation and biomathematics.  The successful applicants will
be involved in research programs between the Center and other research groups
at NCSU that offer a unique opportunity for post-doctoral research on
mathematical projects arising in industrial/governmental laboratories.
Applicants should send a vita and brief description of research interests and
have three letters of recommendation sent to Professor K. Ito, Dept. of
Mathematics, Box 8205, N.C. State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8205.
Applications will be considered at any time after January 15, 1996, as
funding
becomes available.  NCSU in an AA/EOE.  In its commitment to diversity and
equity, NCSU seeks applications from women, minorities, and the disabled.

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Contributed by: Peter Lee 


      SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

        LECTURER IN INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL ENGINEERING
                         (Tenurable)

Murdoch University is seeking a highly motivated person to join its
staff in Instrumentation and Control Engineering to conduct teaching
and research. The position will be filled at either Level B, C or D,
depending upon the applicant's past record and experience.  The
appointee will join a small staff establishing this branch of
Engineering at dedicated facilities in a new campus at Rockingham,
south of Perth.  Drive and enthusiasm are essential in this highly
exciting growth phase.  Knowledge and application of modern
instrumentation and control methods is essential, and the successful
applicant will possess a PhD in a relevant discipline.

For further information, please contact Professor Peter Lee on
telephone
(09) 360 6487, facsimile (09) 360 6504 or e-mail
peter@eng.murdoch.edu.au

Salary Range:   Lecturer        (Level B)       $42,198 - $50,111 per annum
                Senior Lecturer (Level C)       $51,692 - $59,605 per annum
                Assoc.Professor (Level D)       $62,242 - $68,571 per annum
                (Appointments are normally made at the minimum of the
                range).

Conditions of employment include superannuation, long service leave,
outside studies programme, payment of fares to Perth for appointees
and dependent families, removal and settling-in allowance.


Method of Application:  Applications (quoting reference no. EN
0605E03) must address the selection criteria and include full
personal particulars, details of tertiary qualifications and
experience, academic transcript, research interests, a portfolio of
teaching experience, current salary and the names and addresses,
including telephone and fax numbers, of three professional referees.
An original plus two copies (all unbound) of an application are
required. These are to be sent by mail, not fax or e-mail, to reach
Carol Dallas, Personnel Services Officer, Murdoch University,
Murdoch,  Western Australia  6150, not later than 4.30 pm Wednesday
1 May 1996.  Late applications will not be accepted.


Murdoch University is an Equal Opportunity Employer
        Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply

Marguerite Griffith
Admin Secretary
Personnel Services
Murdoch University
Western Australia

Phone: (09) 360 2943
Fax : (09) 360 6498

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Contributed by: Mario El-Khoury

                Post-Doctoral Position

The CSEM (Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology SA) is an applied
research and development company focusing mainly on the design and
development
of integrated circuits and systems, of integrated microstructures and optics
as well as on the advanced system development. CSEM employs around 300 people
most of which are highly skilled engineers and scientists.

The offered position is in Industrial Control section of CSEM which is
involved in the design and implementation of modern sensing and control
strategies for complex systems.

The successful applicant must have a Ph.D. or equivalent grade in Control
systems. Of particular interest are candidates with strong interest for
practical realizations and with specialization in the neuro-fuzzy control.
Previous experience in industrial project and knowledge of French would be
an asset.

Curriculum vitae and references should be submitted to :

        Dr. Mario El-Khoury
        Manager, Industrial Control Section
        CSEM
        Jaquet-Droz 1
        2007 Neuchatel, Switzerland

For any further information please e-mail to:
mario.elkhoury@csemne.ch

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                System Engineer Position

The CSEM (Swiss Centre for Electronics and Microtechnology SA) is an applied
research and development company focusing mainly on the design and
development
of integrated circuits and systems, of integrated microstructures and optics
as well as on the advanced system development. CSEM employs around 300 people
most of which are highly skilled engineers and scientists.

For our Industrial Control section we are looking for a System engineer with
practical experience in industrial projects, and well aware of advanced
control techniques and tools.

Of particular interest are candidates experienced in project management.
Knowledge of neuro-fuzzy control techniques and of the french language would
be an asset.

Curriculum vitae and references should be submitted to :

        Dr. Mario El-Khoury
        Manager, Industrial Control Section
        CSEM
        Jaquet-Droz 1
        2007 Neuchatel, Switzerland

For any further information please e-mail to:
mario.elkhoury@csemne.ch

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Contributed by: JH Taylor 

         INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH CHAIR in REAL-TIME SIGNAL PROCESSING

In anticipation of the establishment of an Industrial Research Chair
in Real-Time Signal Processing, the Faculty of Engineering at the
University of New Brunswick is inviting applications from highly
qualified individuals.  The industrial partner with the University is
IOTEK, a dynamic and innovative firm with an established record in
the development of real-time systems for military and commercial
applications.

The appointment is a tenure-track position in the Department of
Electrical Engineering.  Excellence of academic qualifications,
industrial experience and willingness to collaborate with industry will
be major factors in the Chair selection.  The Electrical Engineering
Department has research programs in place in the areas of real-time
signal processing and adaptive algorithms for transient signal
analysis.  In addition, cooperation will be expected with existing
Industrial Research Chairs such as the Instrumentation & Control
Chair.

Candidates must have a doctoral degree with a strong research record
and demonstrated expertise in real-time signal processing.  Experience
in sonar signal acquisition and processing is highly desirable.  Full
collaboration with IOTEK and other industrial sponsors must be a
commitment of the selected candidate.  An important goal of the Chair
will be the transfer of technology to industry.

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The University of New Brunswick is committed to the principle of
employment equity.  In accordance with Canadian Immigration
requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens or permanent
residents.  Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Nominations, applications and requests for information should be
forwarded to:

                Dr. Wolfgang Faig, Dean
                Faculty of Engineering
                University of New Brunswick
                P.O. Box 4400
                Fredericton, NB  E3B 5A3
                Fax:  506-453-4569

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Contributed by J.-P. Kremer (jpkremer@fkt.kth.se):

      Graduate Studies in Flight Mechanics and Control, Stockholm

The Department of Vehicle Engineering at the Royal Institute of
Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, has an opening for a position of
graduate student in the field of flight mechanics and control.
Graduate studies at KTH lead to the licentiate degree after 2 to 3
years, and to the doctor degree after 4 to 5 years. Interested
persons should send their application to

    Jean-Paul Kremer
    Royal Institute of Technology
    Vehicle Engineering - Flight Mechanics
    S - 100 44 Stockholm         Sweden
    phone 46 8 790 6608     fax 46 8 790 7620

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Jean-Paul Kremer
Royal Institute of Technology
Department of Vehicle Engineering
Flight Mechanics
S-100 44 Stockholm  -  Sweden
phone (46) 8 790 6608   fax (46) 8 790 7620



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Contributed by: Antonio Tornambe

I have recently published the book

          DISCRETE-EVENT SYSTEM THEORY: An Introduction
                   by Antonio TORNAMBE

World Scientific Publishing, Singapore, 1995, (pp 333) (Classification:
Applied Mathematics), ISBN 981-02-2361-7, Price US$58 #40

This book provides a clear, understandable, and motivated account on
the subject that spans both conventional and modern materials about
discrete event systems, material that, up to now, has been presented
in the literature in different fields, such as the graph theory, the
probability theory, the automata's theory, and the queueing theory.
The book gives a complete introduction to the discrete-event system
theory and simultaneously applies the theory to practical problems.
The book gives students of computer sciences, system sciences, and of
electrical engineering, a clear, unambiguous, and relevant account of
discrete-event systems. Numerous illustrations are included for
better understanding. Problems as well as their solutions are
included in each chapter. It can be used as a basic introduction for
undergraduates and graduate students. Although it is logically
self-contained, it presuppones the mathematical maturity acquired by
students with two years of calculus.

Contents: Automata's theory: a basic elementary approach; Automata's
theory: an algebraic approach; non-deterministic automata's theory;
Markov's chains; Elementary queueing theory; Queueing networks;
Bibliography; Subject index

Readership: Undergraduates in applied mathematics, computer science
and electrical engineering.

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Contributed by Hitay Ozbay, ozbay@ee.eng.ohio-state.edu


   Dear Colleagues:

   We are pleased to announce a new book

      Robust Control of Infinite Dimensional Systems:
      Frequency Domain Methods
   by
      C. Foias, Indiana University
      H. Ozbay, Ohio State University
      A. Tannenbaum, University of Minnesota


   published in the series
   Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences 209
   Springer Verlag London Limited 1996
   ISBN 3-540-19994-2

   From the Preface:
   This aim of this book is to present a comprehensive treatment of
   H-infinity optimization techniques for linear time-invariant
   distributed parameter systems, e.g., systems with delays or those
   modelled by partial differential equations. We work strictly
   in the frequency domain which seems to us the natural context
   for the analysis and controller synthesis for such infinite
   dimensional plants. The underlying mathematical framework
   of the book is based on interpolation and dilation theory.
   All the relevant details of this subject are presented here.
   The prerequisites for this book are a working knowledge of
   classical H-infinity  control, basic complex variables,
   elementary Hilbert space theory, and some working knowledge of
   partial differential equations. The material presented in this book
   have been used to teach a one-semester second year graduate course
   in Electrical Engineering. The book should be of interest to both
   theoretical engineers and mathematicians working in feedback
   control theory.

   CONTENTS
 1.Introduction
   1.1.About the book
   1.2.H-infinity control of distributed plants
 2.Mathematical Preliminaries
   2.1.Notation
   2.2.Hardy spaces
   2.3.Conformal map between RHP and D
   2.4.Bounded linear operators
       2.4.1.Operator norm and the essential norm
       2.4.2.H_infinity as bounded linear operators on H2
   2.5.The shift operator
   2.6.Inner-Outer factorizations
   2.7.The compressed shift operator
   2.8.Hankel and Toeplitz operators
   2.9.Generalized interpolation
       2.9.1.Sarason's Theorem
       2.9.2.Nevanlinna-Pick Theorem
   2.10.Riemann Mapping Theorem
   2.11.Remarks on Nevanlinna-Pick Interpolation
        2.11.1.Suboptimal interpolants
        2.11.2.Optimal interpolant
        2.11.3.An Extension of gamma_opt
 3.Issues in Feedback Control
   3.1.Closed loop stability
   3.2.Controller parametrization
   3.3.Robust stability
   3.4.Robust performance
   3.5.Disturbance attenuation
   3.6.Standard H-infinity control problems
       3.6.1.Two block problem
       3.6.2.Four block problem
   3.7.Stability Margin Optimization
 4.One Block Problems
   4.1.Optimal stability margin
       4.1.1.Generalized problem
       4.1.2.Gain margin optimization
       4.1.3.Phase margin optimization
   4.2.Interpolation approach
       4.2.1.Optimal sensitivity
       4.2.2.Robust stability
       4.2.3.Interpolation approach for delay systems
   4.3.Skew Toeplitz approach
       4.3.1.Nehari's result
       4.3.2.Skew Toeplitz operators
       4.3.3.On the optimal controller
       4.3.4.Computation of gamma_opt
       4.3.5.Optimal controller
       4.3.6.Example
       4.3.7.Special Case: Finite Dimensional Plants
 5.H-infinity Control of Unstable Plants
   5.1.Two block operator
   5.2.Reduction to one block
   5.3.Stable plant case
   5.4.Unstable plant case
   5.5.Example
   5.6.Explicit formulae for 2(n+l) equations
 6.Suboptimal H-infinity Controller Design
   6.1.Approximation of the optimal controller
       6.1.1.Outline of the approximation method
       6.1.2.Convergence results
   6.2.Suboptimal controllers via AAK theory
       6.2.1.Problem definition
       6.2.2.Problem solution via AAK approach
       6.2.3.Structure of all H-infinity controllers
       6.2.4.Example
 7.Benchmark Examples
   7.1.H-infinity control of a flexible beam
       7.1.1.Beam transfer functions
       7.1.2.H-infinity optimal control of the beam
   7.2.An unstable delay system
 8.H-infinity Control of MIMO Systems
   8.1.Four Block Problem
   8.2.Computation of gamma_opt
       8.2.1.Commutant Lifting Theorem
       8.2.2.Four Block Operator
       8.2.3.Young's Operator
       8.2.4.Reduction to One Block Problem Setting
   8.3.MIMO Two Block Problem
 9.Notes and References

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Contributed by: J. Suykens   

      Artificial Neural Networks for Modelling and Control of
                      Non-Linear Systems

                            by
    Johan A.K. Suykens
       Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, ESAT Laboratory, Belgium
    Joos P.L. Vandewalle
       Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, ESAT Laboratory, Belgium
    Bart L.R. De Moor
       Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, ESAT Laboratory, Belgium

Artificial neural networks possess several properties that make
them particularly attractive for applications to modelling and control
of complex non-linear systems. Among these properties are their
universal approximation ability, their parallel network structure and
the availability of on- and off-line learning methods for the
interconnection weights. However, dynamic models that contain neural
network architectures might be highly non-linear and difficult to
analyse as a result. Artificial Neural Networks for Modelling

and Control of Non-Linear Systems investigates the subject
from a system theoretical point of view. However the mathematical
theory that is required from the reader is limited to matrix calculus,
basic analysis, differential equations and basic linear system theory.
No preliminary knowledge of neural networks is explicitly required.

The book presents both classical and novel network architectures and
learning algorithms for modelling and control. Topics include
non-linear system identification, neural optimal control, top-down
model based neural control design and stability analysis of neural
control systems. A major contribution of this book is to introduce
NLq Theory as an extension towards modern control theory,
in order to analyze and synthesize non-linear systems that contain
linear together with static non-linear operators that satisfy a sector
condition: neural state space control systems are an example.
Moreover, it turns out that NLq Theory is unifying with respect
to many problems arising in neural networks, systems and control.
Examples show that complex non-linear systems can be modelled and
controlled within NLq theory, including mastering chaos.

The didactic flavor of this book makes it suitable for use as a text
for a course on Neural Networks. In addition, researchers and
designers will find many important new techniques, in particular
NLq Theory, that have applications in control theory,
system theory, circuit theory and Time Series Analysis.

Contents:
Preface. Notation. 1. Introduction. 2. Artificial
Neural Networks: Architectures and Learning Rules. 3. Nonlinear
System Identification Using Neural Networks. 4. Neural Networks
for Control. 5. NLq Theory. 6. General Conclusions
and Future Work. A: Generation of n-double scrolls.
B: Fokker-Planck Learning Machine for Global Optimization.
C: Proof of NLq Theorems. Bibliography. Index.

Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston

Date of publishing: December 1995
248 pp.
Hardbound
ISBN: 0-7923-9678-2
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Contributed by: Jagannathan Sarangapani  

   Name:         Jagannathan Sarangapani
   Thesis Title: Intelligent Control of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems Using
                 Multilayer Neural Networks

   Date of Completion: August 94.

   Institution:  The Automation and Robotics Research Institute
                 The University of Texas at Arlington
                 Arlington, Texas.

   Advisor    : Dr. F. L. Lewis

   Current Job Location: Systems and Control Research
                         Automated Analysis Corporation
                         Peoria, IL 61614.



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Contributed by: John Baillieul, Editor-in-Chief
                IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

                IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTOMATIC CONTROL

        Table of Contents - Volume 41, Number  2 - February, 1996

___________________________________________________________________________
Scanning the Issue
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PAPERS

Frequency Response of Sampled-Data Systems
        .................................Y. Yamamoto and P. P. Knargonekar

Adaptive Output Feedback Control of Nonlinear Systems Represented by
Input-Output Models
        ........................................................ H. K. Khalil

Synthesis of Globally OptimalControllers for Robust Performance to
Unstructured
Uncertainty .................................................. M. H. Khammash

Supervisory Control of Real-Time Discrete-Event Systems Using Lattice Theory
        .........................................D. D. Cofer and V. K. Garg

General Finite-Dimensional Risk-Sensitive Problems and Small Noise Limits
        ..................................... A. Bensoussan and R. J. Elliott

A Wiener Filter, State-Space Flux-Optimal Control Against Escape from a
Potential Well
        ....................................................... M. R. Frey
____________________________________________________________________________
TECHNICAL NOTES AND CORRESPONDENCE

Improved Performance Model Reference Adaptive Control with Parameter Mismatch
Compensation
        ....................... J. N. M. Papadakis and S. C. A. Thomopoulos

An Extension of Wolovich's Definition of Equivalence of Linear Systems
        ...N. P. Karampetakis, A. C. Pugh, A. I. Vardulakis, and G. E. Hayton

A Family of Nonlinear II-Output Feedback Controllers
        ..........................C.-F. Yung, Y.-P. Lin, and F. -B. Yeh

Near-Optimal H Control of Linear Singularly Perturbed Systems
        ......................................................E. Fridam

Boundary Feedback Stabilization of a Rotating Body-Beam Systems
        ...........................H. Laousy, C.Z. Xu, and G. Sallet

Supervisory Control of Deterministic Petri Nets with Regular Specification
Languages
        .......................................... R. Kumar and L.E. Holloway

A Reduced-Order Framework Applied to Linear Systems with Constrained Controls
        .............E.B. Castelan, J.M. Gomes da Silva, Jr., and J.E.R. Cury

Observer Parameterization for Simultaneous Observation
        ............................ R. Kovacevic, Y.X. Yao, and Y.M. Zhang

Comments Concerning Multidimensional Polynomials' Properties
        ................................................. N.E. Mastorakis

Analytic Study on the Intrinsic Zero of Sampled-Data Systems
        ...................................................T. Hagiwara

On Global Existence of Solutions to Coupled Matrix Riccati Equations in
Closed-Loop Nash Games
        .............................. G. Freiling, G. Jank, and H.
        Abou-Kandil

State-Space Realizations of Linear Differential-Algebraic-Equation Systems
with
Control-Dependent State Space
        ...........................................A. Kumar and P. Daoutidis

Adaptive Nonlinear Output-Feedback Scheme with Marino-Tomei Controller
        .................................M. Krstic and P.V. Kokotovic

Adaptive Control of a Class of Decentralize Nonlinear Systems
        ................................J.T. Spooner and K. M. Passino

An Energy Amplification Condition for Decentralized Adaptive Stabilization
        ....................................................R. Ortega

Deadlock Avoidance Policy for Petri-Net Modeling of Flexible Manufacturing
Systems with Shared Resources
        ...............................K.-Y. Xing, B.-S. Hu, and H.-X. Chen

Convexity of a Frequency Response Arc Associated with a Stable Entire
Function
        ..........................................N. Cohen and J. Kogan

On-Line Derivative Estimation for the Multiclass Single-Server Priority Queue
Perturbation Analysis
        .........................................N. Miyoshoi and T. Hasegawa

A Normal From Approach to Approximate Input-Output Linearization for Maximum
Phase Nonlinear SISO Systems
        ............................F.J. Doyle, III, F. Allgower and M.
        Morari

A Counterexample to "Adaptive Partitioned Random Search to Global
Optimization"
        .................................D.A. Castanon and Z.B. Tang

Comments on "Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for the Hurwitz and Schur
Stability of Interval Matrices"
        ........................................A. Hmamed and M. El Bouchra

Correction to " Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for the Hurwitz and Schur
Stability of Interval Matrices"
        ..................................K. Wang, A.N. Michel, and D. Liu



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Contributed by: Huibert Kwakernaak

                                AUTOMATICA

                              Table of contents
February, 1996                                           Issue  32:2
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Editorials

H. Kwakernaak                   Automatica review and publication times


Regular Papers

F. L. Lewis, K. Liu             Towards a paradigm for fuzzy logic control

N. A.Kheir, K.J.Astroem,        Control systems engineering education
D.Auslander, K. C.Cheok, et

W. P. Heath                     Orthogonal functions for cross-directional
                                control of web processes

Zi-Li Deng, Huan-Shui Zhang,    Optimal and self-tuning white noise
estimators
Shu-Jun Liu, Lu Zhou            with applications to deconvolution and
                                filtering problems


Brief Papers

G. Conte, L. Jetto, S.          Exact output control for a family of linear
Longhi, A. M. Perdon            plants with parameter uncertainties

Tongwen Chen, B. A. Francis     H-infinity-Optimal sampled-data control:
                                Computation and design

T. G. Koussiouris, K. G.        Frequency domain conditions for disturbance
Tzierakis                       rejection and decoupling with stability or
                                pole placement

J. K. Sabiti                    A fast estimation method for ARMA processes

F. Dufour, P. Bertrand          An image-based filter for discrete-time
                                Markovian jump linear systems

A. V. B. Subrahmanyam, D.C.     Irreducible continuous model identification
Saha, G.P. Rao                  via Markov parameter estimation

B. Leon de la Barra, M. A.      On undershoot in scalar discrete time systems
Fernandez F.

A. Datta, J. Ochoa              Adaptive internal model control: Design and
                                stability analysis

P. Misra                        Time invariant representation of discrete
                                periodic systems

Shuzhi S. Ge                    Adaptive controller design for flexible joint
                                manipulators

Jian-Xin Xu, H. Hashimoto       VSS Theory-based parameter identification
                                scheme for MIMO systems


Technical Communiques

S.B. Phadke                     Comments on "Sliding mode control of linear
                                systems with mismatched uncertainties"

C-M. Kwan                       Author's reply


Book Reviews

N. Nayak, A. Ray                B. Bona: Intelligent seam tracking for
robotic
                                welding

P. C. Young                     G. van Straten, K. J. Keesman: Concise
                                encyclopedia of environmental systems


Software reviews

C. Downing                      I. D. Landau: ADAPTECH'S PIM + TR


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Contributed by:  wayne.book@me.gatech.edu

                      TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME
           JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS, MEASUREMENT, AND CONTROL

Table of Contents for Volume 118, No. 1, March 1996

Regular Papers:

A Modified ARTMAP Network, With Applications to Scheduling of a
Robot-Vision-Tracking System by Lawrence L. Hoberock, K. Feng

Pneumatic Assist Device for Gait Restoration by M. Shiraishi, H. Watanabe

Theory and Implementation of a Repetitive Robot Controller with Cartesian
Trajectory Description by Nader Sadegh, K. Guglielmo

Parallel Computational Algorithms for the Kinematics and Dynamics of Planar
and Spatial Parallel Manipulators by Clement M. Gosselin

Dynamic Modelling and Control of a Ball-Joint-like Variable Reluctance Motor
by Kok-Meng Lee, R.B. Roth, Z. Zhou

Predicting the Behavour of Slipper Pads in Swashplate-type Axial Piston
Pumps by R. M. Harris

Eulerian Bond Graphs for Fluid Continuum Dynamics Modeling by Eric P.
Fahrenthold, V. Venkataramman

Experimental On-Line Frequency Domain Identification and Adaptive Control of
a Flexible Slewing Beam by Richard I. Milford, S.F. Asokanthan

Vibration Control of an Axially Moving String by Boundary Control by C. D.
Mote, Jr., S.-Y. Lee

Nonlinear Modeling and Partial Linearizing Control of a Slewing Timoshenko
Beam by King Yuan, C.-M. Hu

Model Reduction of Coulomb Friction Damped Systems Using Singular
Perturbation Theory by B. S. Heck, A. A. Ferri

Robust Throttle Control of Automotive Engines:  Theory and Experiment by J.
Karl Hedrick, S.-B. Choi

Optimal Preview Semi-Active Suspension by Louis Jezequel, V. Roberti

Estimating In-Cylinder Pre-Combustion Mixture Temperatures Using Acoustic
Resonances by J. Edward Carryer, R.H.Roy, J.D. Powell


The Modelling and Simulation of a Proportional Solenoid Valve-N. D. Vaughan,
J. B. Gamble

Selecting the Performance Weights for the u and H infinity Synthesis Methods
for SISO Regulating Systems by Matthew Franchek

Function Space BFGS Quasi-Newton Learning Algorithm for Time-Varying
Recurrent Neural Networks by C. James Li, L. Yan, T.-Y. Huang

LQR for State-Bounded Structural Control by C. H. Chuang, D.-N. Wu, Q.Wang


Technical Briefs:

Time-Energy Optimal Control of Articulated Systems with Geometric Path
Constraints by Zvi Shiller

Adaptive Control of an Industrial Robot Retrofitted with an
Open-Architecture Controller by C. W. de Silva, Y. Zhou

Exploration of a Mobile Robot Based on Sonar Probability Mapping byDong Woo
Cho, B.-K. Min, S.-J. Lee, Y.-P. Park

On Position/Force Control of Robot Interacting with Dynamic Environment in
Cartesian Space by Miomir Vukobratovic, R. Stojic

Modeling and Control of Backlash in the Drive Mechanism of a Radially
Rotating Compliant Beam by Nabil G. Chalhoub, X. Zhang

Bond Graph Models for Linear Magnetostrictive Actuators by Michael D. Bryant

Adaptive Output Regulation of a Flexible Arm by Pasquale Lucibello, F.
Bellezza

An Effective Method for Modeling Stiction in Multibody Dynamic Systems by
Robert Synnestvedt

Stabilization of Nonlinear Singularly Perturbed Multiple Time-Delay Systems
by Dither by Feng-Hsiag Hsiao, J.-D. Hwang

An Analysis of the Effects of Torque, Engine Geometry, and Speed on Choosing
an Engine Inertia Model to Minimize Prediction Errors by John J. Moskwa,
C.-H. Pan

Experimental Robustness Study of a Second Order Sliding Mode Controller by
Bram de Jager, A. Blom

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Contributed by:  tschoban@siam.org

                     SIAM Journal on Optimization
                 FEBRUARY 1996, Volume 6, Number 1

CONTENTS

A Superlinear Infeasible-Interior-Point Affine Scaling Algorithm for LCP
R. D. C. Monteiro and S. J. Wright

An Infeasible Interior-Point Predictor-Corrector Algorithm for Linear
Programming
Florian A. Potra

On Long Step Path Following and SUMT for Linear and Quadratic Programming
Kurt M. Anstreicher

The Mehrotra Predictor-Corrector Interior-Point Method as a Perturbed
Composite Newton Method
R. Tapia, Y. Zhang, M. Saltzman, and A. Weiser

On the Relationship Between the Curvature Integral and the Complexity of
Path-Following Methods in Linear Programming
Gongyun Zhao

An Efficient Newton Barrier Method for Minimizing a Sum of Euclidean Norms
Knud D. Andersen

Augmented Lagrangian-SQP-Methods in Hilbert Spaces and Application to Control
in the Coefficients Problems
Kazufumi Ito and Karl Kunisch

An Infinite-Dimensional Convergence Theory for Reduced SQP Methods in Hilbert
Space
F.-S. Kupfer

Convex Analysis on the Hermitian Matrices
A. S. Lewis

Classical Optimality Conditions Under Weaker Assumptions
Simon Di

Dini Derivatives of the Marginal Function of a Non-Lipschitzian Program
D. E. Ward

A Generalized Convexity and Variational Inequality for Quasi-Convex
Minimization
Phan Thien Thach and Masakazu Kojima

Restricted Step and Levenberg-Marquardt Techniques in Proximal Bundle Methods
for Nonconvex Nondifferentiable Optimization
Krzysztof C. Kiwiel

On the Complexity of the Production-Transportation Problem
Dorit S. Hochbaum and Sung-Pil Hong

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Contributed by:  Dr Slawomir Nikiel 

APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

Editor-in-Chief
Jozef Korbicz
Technical University of Zielona Gora,Poland
Department of Robotics and Software Engng.
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- Artificial intelligence, including neural networks, knowledge engineering,
  reasoning and learning models, expert and decision support systems, fuzzy
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Contributed by: Davut Kavranoglu  

                      CALL FOR PAPERS

Special issue on  "CONTROLLER REDUCTION AND SYSTEM  APPROXIMATION" in
International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control.

The editorial board of International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control
decided to publish a special issue on "Controller Reduction and
System Approximation".

High quality original papers on the topic are invited to be submitted to
either
one of the guest editors. Six copies of the manuscript must be received by
the guest editors by September 30, 1996. For details on the Journal's
submission policy, please refer to any issue of the journal.

The Team of Guest Editors:

Prof. Davut Kavranoglu
Department of Electrical Engineering (116-81)
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
Tel: (818) 395-4896
e-mail: davut@hot.caltech.edu

Prof. Kemin Zhou
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
Tel: (504) 388-5533
e-mail: kemin@ee.lsu.edu


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Contributed by:  its 


                          CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

                             ITS'96 Workshops
                      To be held in conjunction with
                 the Third International Conference on ITS
                         Montreal, June 10-14 1996

                            EXTENDED DEADLINES
                             FEBRUARY 15,1996

WORKSHOP I: The role of Qualitative Reasoning Techniques
----------  in Intelligent Tutoring Systems

        MORE INFORMATION:
                http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/people/djamen/wqp96.html
        ENQUIRIES:
                Jean-Yves Djamen (djamen@iro.umontreal.ca)
                Bert Bredeweg (bert@swi.psy.uva.nl)

WORKSHOP II: Architectures and methods for Designing
-----------  Cost-effective and Reusable ITSs

        MORE INFORMATION:
                http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/labs/its/kengne/workshop2.html
        ENQUIRIES:
                Brant Cheikes (brant@linus.mitre.org)
                Dan Suthers (suthers+@pitt.edu)

WORKSHOP III: Simulation-Based Learning Technology
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        MORE INFORMATION:
                http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/labs/its/kengne/workshop3.html
        ENQUIRIES:
                Leila Alem (leila@syd.dit.csiro.au)
                Beverly Woolf (bev@cs.umass.edu)
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THE ROLE OF QUALITATIVE REASONING TECHNIQUES
IN INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEMS
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This workshop will focus on qualitative reasoning techniques that address
problems in ITS. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

*  Qualitative modeling
   * Formal basis
   * Model specification languages
   * Model-building tools
   * Model-management tools
   * Shared ontologies

*  Qualitative reasoning
   * Reasoning models and techniques
   * Authoring tools
   * Reasoning and planning
   * Reasoning about function

* Evaluation
   * Performance of qualitative models in ITS
   * Suitability of qualitative models in ITS applications

INTENDED AUDIENCE

People concerned with the design, development and use of ITSs, and
interested in presenting a position paper (or report-results) that discusses
their contribution to the topics mentioned above.

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ARCHITECTURES AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING
COST-EFFECTIVE AND REUSABLE ITSs
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This workshop will focus on issues of reusability, sharability and
interoperability of ITS components, the goal being to reduce the work
it takes to build a system and make them economically viable and deployable.
Topics include (but are not limited to):

   * REUSABLE COMPONENTS
     Descriptions of reusable components suitable for ITS use (e.g., user
     modeling tools, planners, KR systems) which the author(s) are willing
     to make available to the community. Submissions in this category should
     clearly discuss the aspects of the software's design that make it
     reusable, and identify the extent to which it has been reused by
     others.

   * STANDARDIZATION EFFORTS
     Experiences with and assessments of the role of existing software
     architectures and standardization efforts for interoperability of ITS.
     Candidates include the ARPA Knowledge Sharing Effort (e.g., the use of
     KQML/KIF), markup descriptions and translation standards (e.g., SGML),
     and distributed computing (CORBA, JAVA, etc.). Submissions should focus
     on the application of these technologies to ITS design.

   * SHARED VOCABULARIES
     Work on developing shared vocabularies of parameters describing student
     characteristics and tactical control of tutoring (problem selection,
     explanation generation, feedback tactics, etc.) so that we might more
     easily share and evaluate strategic rules written in terms of these
     parameters.

   * 'UPPER MODELS'
     Structured ontologies or `upper models' that define and organize
     pedagogically relevant attributes of knowledge for classes of domains,
     enabling the writing and sharing of instructional strategies in terms
     of these attributes. (Ontologies for specific domains will also be
     considered, but authors will need to elucidate why such ontologies
     would be of use to others, given that few ITS efforts attack the same
     domain of instruction.)

   * ITS SHELLS
     ITS shells, especially those with modular design and well-defined
     intercommunication strategies, or those which address any of the items
     above.

   * DISTRIBUTED AND AGENT-BASED ARCHITECTURES
     Architectures and protocols involving collaborating processes or shared
     knowledge bases which address issues of modularity and reusabilty.
     These include autonomous agent and client/server methodologies,
     WEB-based architectures, and integrating commercial packages within ITS
     substrates.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

Practitioners engaged in ITS development for real-world applications.
Researchers concerned with integrating their results into larger functional
systems. Anyone building or offering tools intended for use in practical
education and training applications.

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Simulation-Based Learning Technology
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The aim of this workshop is to further the state of the art of emerging
technology. Presenters are invited to discuss their views on the following
issues:

   *  How much of the learning support can be built in simulation based
     learning systems and how much must remain with the human tutor?
   *  What is the cost of providing explanations in a simulation context?
   *  Should the exercise/tutorial used for the simulation be contained?
   *  Should the student evaluation be cognitive or performance based?
   *  How much of ITS technology can we reuse?
   *  What is the status of authoring shells for training simulations?

INTENDED AUDIENCE

Practitioners engaged in simulation based learning environments. Researchers
on the topics of design and evaluation of simulation for instruction. Anyone
building or offering tools for the development of simulation-based
instruction


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